Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech Republic
The presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in the Czech Republic 3 years after the previous event. The outbreak affects a small poultry farm in Stepanov nad Svratkou, in the Vysocina Region. The virus was introduced by wild water birds. It is a highly pathogenic subtype of H5N8 virus, fatal to birds, but transmission to humans has not yet been reported.
The infected stock were 12 hens, 6 of which died within 2 days, and there were 3 ducks. Veterinary inspectors
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